Gold and Green and 24K Gold Leaf Murano Necklace
This gold and emerald-green 18"-long necklace is made of 24kt gold foil Murano Venetian glass and green and 24K gold foil beads.
The beads are 12mm in diameter. Tiny bohemian gold glass spacers and emerald-green jade spacers separate and protect the Murano glass beads. Gold Vermeil and malachite green box clasp completes the necklace.
About Murano Glass:
The Venetian island of Murano has been the home of the fabled Venetian glassmakers since the 13th century. The glassmaker’s guild closely guarded the secrets of the trade, and for centuries Murano dominated the European glass market. Henry VIII was among the many august collectors of Murano glass, which was highly popular with European nobility. Peaking in the 16th century, the dominance of Murano glassmakers gradually declined giving way to new technologies developed in England, Bohemia, and Prussia. After Napoleon’s conquest of Venice at the end of the 18th century, Venetian glassmaking became unprofitable, and the glass-making trade went into a sharp decline, with few remaining glassmakers making mostly beads. By the end of the 19th century, there was a strong effort to revive the ancient trade in Murano, and today local artisans keep the secrets of the ancient trade alive.
